Marketing

Bacon Alarms and Talking Hands: Tech Marketing Is Getting Weird

The video started off like any other high concept fashion video would: a beautiful woman in a scenic restaurant, a whispered narration reciting a poetic script, bacon raining down from the sky — wait a minute, bacon rain?

Oscar Mayer announced this week that it will be releasing an alarm clock that wakes you up to the sounds and smells of bacon. Bacon lovers everywhere rejoiced while vegetarians threw up a little in their mouths. Either way, we were all a little weirded out.

However, nothing prepared us for LG's bizarre video promo for the new G Flex curved phone. It has since taken the ad down, but it featured one of the most nightmare-inducing hand prosthetics ever seen in a phone ad.

Image: LG

Check out the video above and join Internet sensation Lamarr Wilson as he shares his thoughts on the bacon alarm, talking hands and more on his new Mashable show Socially Awkward. New episodes premiere every Friday, so make sure to subscribe so you don't miss out!

Mashable
is a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company. Powered by its own proprietary technology, Mashable is the go-to source for tech, digital culture and entertainment content for its dedicated and influential audience around the globe.